Library Day

The second last period on Day 1 we go to the library. The students are encouraged to choose one book they can read and one book that can be read to them. The Grade one's enjoy their library trips! Books are always fun!

Car Ramp Measurement

This morning the kids built ramps and measured the distance of three cars. They are starting to use words (farthest, farther, short, shortest, longer, longest) to compare lengths.

If you could have any animal for a pet, what would it be?

I had the students answer this question in their writing journal. We then shared our writing. Grade 1's you are really creative!

Gym with Ms. Mortenson

I enjoyed teaching Phys.ed today. We participated in creative movements and played a new cooperative game. We also started a new unit in math on measurement.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It was an enjoyable day for the Grade 1's. In the morning, we finger painted with green pudding and made rainbow toast. In the afternoon the kids went tobogganing and had a good time!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Fun Fun!

Today, we went into the extra PA room and did some drama activities! The kids really enjoyed it!

Subtraction!

Hello! The Grade 1's have been working hard on subtraction! We are learning the "counting back" strategy. For an example, 12 - 5 = We put the big number in our head (we actually touch our head), we use our fingers to represent the low number then we count backwards. As the student counts backwards they need to touch their five fingers. 11,10,9,8,7
Keep trying this strategy Grade 1!

Jellybean Subtraction

Today, we experimented with jelly beans to help us understand subtraction. We are starting to learn different strategies to use when we adding or subtracting.